My Son John

Em
My son John was tall and slim
     Em
And he'd a leg for ev'ry limb
     G              D
But now he's got no legs at all
    Em                     C
For he ran a race with a cannon ball

       Em          D
Timmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da
C                        G       
Whack fo' the riddle Timmy roo dun 
Em
da

[Verse 2]

      Em
Well were ya drunk or were ya blind
         Em
When ya left your two fine legs 
behind
    G            D
Or was it sailin' on the sea
           Em                  C
Wore your two fine legs right down 
to the knee

       Em          D
Timmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da
C                         G       
Whack fo' the riddle Timmy roo dun 
Em
da

[Verse 3]

  Em
I was not drunk, I was not blind
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       Em
When I left my two fine legs behind
    G             D
Nor was it sailin' on the sea
         Em                   C
Wore my two fine legs right down to 
the knee

       Em          D
Timmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da
C                         G       
Whack fo' the riddle Timmy roo dun 
Em
da

[Verse 4]

      Em
Each foreign war I'll now denounce
           Em
‘tween the King of England and the 
King of France
         G                    D
For I'd rather my legs as they used 
to be
          Em                     C
Than the king of Spain and his whole
 navy

       Em          D
Timmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da
C                         G       
Whack fo' the riddle Timmy roo dun 
Em
da

[Verse 5]

Em
I was tall and I was slim
     Em
And I'd a leg for ev'ry limb
     G             D
But now I've got no legs at all
          Em                    C
They were both shot away by a cannon
 ball

       Em          D
Timmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da
C                         G       
Whack fo' the riddle Timmy roo dun 
Em
da

[Verse 6]

Em
I was tall and I was slim
     Em
And I'd a leg for ev'ry limb
     G              D
But now I've got no legs at all
      Em                  C
They done come off on a cannon ball

       Em          D
Timmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da
C                         G       
Whack fo' the riddle Timmy roo dun 
Em
da

       Em          D
Timmy roo dun da, fadda riddle da
C                         G       
Whack fo' the riddle Timmy roo dun 
Em
da